Humane Society of the Palm Beaches

Behavior and TrainingGet Smart...With Your Pet!

Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League's Behavior and Training Department is dedicated to increasing the adoptability of shelter animals in our case while providing outreach to help keep owned animals in their homes.

We offer training to staff, as well as, dedicated volunteers to enrich the lives of our shelter animals. It is our belief that every interaction with the animal should be geared towards making that animal more adoptable. Volunteers and staff receive classroom and hands on instruction achieving this goal. Learn more about volunteering.

Our outreach efforts consist of affordable training classes for owned animals and their humans, as well as, a behavior helpline.

Additional Resources

Are you too busy to attend an obedience class? Live too far away? Consider one of our online dog training courses. They have easy to follow instructions and progression charts for reference. You need nothing more than your Web browser and require no extra software — nothing to download or install. Both online programs described below feature 10 complete, streaming video lessons taken directly from Connie Cleveland's acclaimed DVD series.

Place: All classes are held outside at Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League in the training field behind the east dome building.

***Note: We are committed to teaching you and your dog how to live and work together in a happy home. To do this, we need to make sure the participants in the classes are safe. While we welcome everyone in classes, we do have a few restrictions to make sure it is a positive experience. We cannot allow dogs in classes that have the following behaviors:
*must wear a muzzle to be around other dogs or people
*aggressively bark/lunge at other dogs or people

We try to provide our instructors with training to make sure they use the most up to date and varied positive reinforcement methods to make class fun for you and your dog. If your dog has the above behavior, we recommend you contact Dr. Lisa Radosta at 561.795.9398 or visit her website.

Our CGC certified instructors offer a 6 week class geared towards preparing your young dog for their AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Certification. The class is an introductory level training and socialization class. Training classes teach you how to best communicate with your puppy. Organized training classes also provide an opportunity for your dog to socialize with other dogs. You’ll be able to get information on all of your puppy-raising questions including house training, chewing, and the most effective way to teach practical skills such as sit, down, wait and coming when called.
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This obedience class is the first step in preparing your dog to have good manners in your home, as well as, in the community. Below is a list of topics discussed and behaviors taught in this class: housebreaking, jumping, chewing, mouthiness, loose leash walking, sit, down and stay commands.

Once your dog has mastered the behaviors taught in Pet Beginners, they're ready for the next challenge. Adding additional behaviors to their repertoire and increasing the difficulty level this class will help proof your dog. Proofing is a way of making sure that your dog is able to behave and listen to your commands even when he’s distracted.

Our CGC certified instructors offer a 6 week class geared towards preparing your young dog for their AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Certification. The class is an introductory level training and socialization class. Training classes teach you how to best communicate with your puppy. Organized training classes also provide an opportunity for your dog to socialize with other dogs. You’ll be able to get information on all of your puppy-raising questions including house training, chewing, and the most effective way to teach practical skills such as sit, down, wait and coming when called.
Click class title to register.

This obedience class is the first step in preparing your dog to have good manners in your home, as well as, in the community. Below is a list of topics discussed and behaviors taught in this class: housebreaking, jumping, chewing, mouthiness, loose leash walking, sit, down and stay commands.

Once your dog has mastered the behaviors taught in Pet Beginners, they're ready for the next challenge. Adding additional behaviors to their repertoire and increasing the difficulty level this class will help proof your dog. Proofing is a way of making sure that your dog is able to behave and listen to your commands even when he’s distracted.

This obedience class is the first step in preparing your dog to have good manners in your home, as well as, in the community. Below is a list of topics discussed and behaviors taught in this class: housebreaking, jumping, chewing, mouthiness, loose leash walking, sit, down and stay commands.

Our CGC certified instructors offer a 6 week class geared towards preparing your young dog for their AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Certification. The class is an introductory level training and socialization class. Training classes teach you how to best communicate with your puppy. Organized training classes also provide an opportunity for your dog to socialize with other dogs. You’ll be able to get information on all of your puppy-raising questions including house training, chewing, and the most effective way to teach practical skills such as sit, down, wait and coming when called.
Click class title to register.